Printing mechanism.



'A. W. M UELLER'.

PRINTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED nEc.14. 1914.

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PRINTING MECHANISM. APPLICATIQN FILED DEc.14. |914.

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PRINTING MECHANISM.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. e, '1917.

Application led December 14, 1914. Serial No. 877,107.

T0 @l 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. MUnLLEn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati in the county of Hamilton and State of hio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Mechanisms, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to printing mecha nism especially applicable forprinting the amounts in` checks and other commercial vpaper and forsimilar purposes.

Itis the object of my invention to provide.

novel means whereby the matter to be printed is readily placed in properposition for printing; further to provide means whereby the desiredprinting matter is placed` in proper position for printing and adesignation of said printing matter, movable with said printing matter,is shown; further to provide novel means whereby the paper to be printedis guided into printing posi'- tion; further to provide novel meanswhereby the printed paper is ejected; further to provide novel means.for printing the paper; further to provide novel connected means forprinting the paper and ej ecting the same after being printed; furtherto provide novel `means for inking the surfacefrom which the'printingimpression is taken; further to provide novel combined means forimpressing the paper upon the printing surface and for inking theprinting surface; further to provide a novel arrangement of the linesand columns designating the amounts; further to provide a movablesupport-having printing lines for the amounts on one side' thereof andlines of designations of said amounts at the other side thereof; furtherto provide an exposure-slot for said designations for exposing thedesignating line corresponding to the printing line placed in printingposition; further to profvide supports of the character mentioned sideby side and movable in right lines for selective groupings thereof; andthe inven tion will be further readily understood from the followingdescription and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure 1 is a plan view` of my' improve'd device, showing the printingsupports in dash and zero printing positions.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same on the line 2--2 of. Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 'is an enlarged detail on the line 3 3 of Fig. 6, showing theeoacting faces between the printing surface and the coactg roller, andshowing astrip of paper therebetween. 1

Fig. Ltis a plan view of a paper, partly broken away', representing forinstance a part of a check, on which' an impressed line made by myimproved device is shown.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of a portion of the printing surface.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of my improved device with the cover and theindieator'caps for the slide-stems removed, and the printing supports inthe nine and ninety printing positions.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section ofthe same on the line 6 -6 of' Fig. 5,showing the rollercarriage in full lines and the operating rodl forthesame partly broken away.

Fig. 7 is a detail'of the same in vertical section on the line 7 -7 ofFig. 5.

Fig, 8 is a perspective view of my improved device, with vthe printingsupports and guide-rods and parts' thereabove re-- 'moved,' and theplates between which the paper is received ipartly broken away, forbetter illustration of parts.

Fig. 9 is a right side elevation of myimfv proved device.

Fig.'l0 is a left side elevationof the same, partly broken away forshowing the side gage in full lines in position for engaging a narrowpaper, and in dotted lines for engaging a wide paper.

Fig. 11 is a bottom view of theprinting supports arranged in columnswith the corresponding digits of the respective columns in cross line.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of oneof the larger printing supports orslides, depicting the same on the guide-rods.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of one of the y i smaller printingsupports or slides, mounti ed on a single rod.

Fig. 14 is a vertical longitudinal section of one of the smaller slides,taken on the line 1re-1i of Fig. 1e.

Fig.y 15 is a detail in plan view showing the roller carriage mounted onits guideway, with the impression roller in impressingl position.

'Fig 16 is a vertical cross-section of the same on the line 16-16 ofFig. 15, and

showing the printing support.

Fig. 17 is a cross-section showing the of'lines of characters to be byprinting lines 361; and the roller-carriage in coacting position withthe printing support, and taken onthe irreg- .ular line 17 17 of Fig.20.

Fig. 18 is a detail in vertical section taken on the line 18-18 of Fig.16, showing the roller-carriage adjacent to the end of its printingtravel, showing the impressing roller in impressing position and theinking roller in ink-receiving position.

Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the same,

the slide-bars being partly. broken away.

21 represents the case, which vcomprises a body 22 having a removabletop 23. The

body has an extension 24 at its right and -an extension 25 at its left.

A series of movable supports are provided,` on which are columns,instanced as printed representing amounts. The supports are relativelyshiftably so as to be capable of being adjusted into new relations forrepresenting the sums which are the resultant of the several numbersrepresented in the lines of the respective columns arranged side byside, there being preferably columns representing dollars, and columnsrepresenting cents.

Thus 31, 32,'are the supports'representing the cents, and 33,34, 35, 36and 37, are

-the supports representing the' dollars, a

suitable number of these supports being employed, depending on the sumtotal it is desired to print by means of my improved device. In thepresent-exemplilication, the mov-A able support 31 represents thecentvalues, shown by lprinting lines 311; the movable support 32 thedime values, shown by printing lines 321; the movable support 33 unitand teen dollar values, shown by printing lines 331; the movable ofdollar values above ten, shown by printing lines-341; the movablesupport 35 the unit hundred dollar values, shown by printing lines 351;the movable support 36 the unit and teen thousand dollar values, shownmovable supvalues above port 37 the ten thousand dollar shown byprinting lines 371.

ten thousand,

Each of theipdollar movable supports has a zero or dash printing linein'its column,

.as part of the case.

' ing arranged to be placed and support 34 the tens' shown at the headof the column, as at'332 342, 352, 362 and 372, and the unit an teenthousand dollar' support has a line'representing thousand, shown at 36a,for coaction Awith the representations of the amounts on the movablesupport 37. Y

The movable supports are shown as slides, the movable supports 31, 32,respectively slidably on guides 38, and the supports 33 to 37 inclusiverespectively slidable on guides 39, 40, the guides being shown as rodswhich are suitably rigidly secured in the case as by means of screws 41,securing the ends of said bars to ledges 42 formed The printing linesare shown presented downwardly. f

In the present exemplification the movable supports are also shown ashaving designating surfaces 44 on which the counter-.

parts of the printing lines and columns are shown, the respective linesof the designating surfaces of the respective supports bei in registrywith an exposure-slot 43.

The designating lines on the respective supports are shown at 313, 323,333, 343, 353, 363 and 373.

In the present exemplilication the designating surfaces .are at the topsof the supports, corresponding lines in the various printing columns anddesignating columns being placed opposite each other on the supis placedat the exposure-slot the corresponding printing line will be in printingposition. Thus in Fig. 1 the dash and zero lines of the designatingcolumns are in registry with the exposure-slot, the dash Zero printinglines being in printing position immediately theiebelow'. The movablesupports are provided with stems 45 for shifting the same. These stemsproject through slots 46 in the top of the case and are provided withremovable caps 47 having indicator-fingers 48 thereon which are arrangedto register with the respective lines 314, 324, 334, 344, 354, 364 and374 of indicating columns shown stationarily located 0n the top of thecase. The numbers in the respective lines of the indicating columnscorrespond to the numbers in the lines of the printing columns andY ofthe designating columns, but are oppositely arranged. Thus referring toFig. 1, in which the lower portion of the figure represents the portionof the machine presented toward the operator, the numbers in theindicating columns increase away from the operators position, whereasthe numbers in the printing and designating columns increase toward theoperators position, as will be seen in Figs. 11 and 5.

It will be noted that in the arrangement of the columns, those columnswhich em' brace the teens yof dollars and thousands of ports, so thatwhen a given designating line `10 one sidel of said exposure-slot.'

v "'casefabovefthe ledge 54ofthe extension 24,"` '1'5 agalnst asidefgageandan end-gage 56' 5 accommodatingthe range of lmovements of.

these longer columns, the slots `for the shift-v ing stems "45 thereofextend-'to the other" side of thefexposureslot,asashown at' 46Vv in Fig.1, theslots 46 .being preferably at* dollars are longer 'than `,theother columns, g the teens partsoffthefcolnmnsnormally ex--f l tendingbeyond the frange* of the other f v so that their printing linesregister in print-l ing position. vIn the'present exempliicationcolumns, as shown in-Figs, v and 11. For- An examplefof the 4paper tinserted in a slot .52 in the` side-@53of the and betweenlowersupporting plates57,58,

. and upper'plates`59, 60. A (See The supportingVv plates havepaperfreceiving -1 spaces v61, 62.,..b'etween then1,`. lWhich the paper'to be printed is arranged to be rte-3,

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"pression roller and the' inking roller-herein# 125 after Vdescribed arearranged to bereceived i for niaking `contact with .the 4paper 4andlines respectively. lThe plates 57,

fare suitably`rigidly secured fiminine end Wise for positioning thesame, a clamp- 'serewf69 beingfreceived throughthe 'slot 67 ri315y yandVthreadedinto the top 70 `of the extension t s'ecuredto said 70 and yreceivedjthrough the? slot f'aidsinV mainextends rorn side sideVv1tending'lengthwise' of the sidesfof the case and AAprovided withlslots. One of vthe each of theslotsis'iprovided with fatooth-rafck:76,pinions :'fcoacting with these tooth-racks,fthe pinionsbeing st on 8j ournaled in Vbea-rings' fthe sides 0. l A' reonjfor turningthe sameand thereby checks, Yis shown in full linesin Fig. 8, and

printed is 'I .shownjat 5 1. .The paper is arranged tobe" bein u slot67andh'aving a lug-68 thereon byfwhich the gage. may be pushed ofthefcasebetweenftheplates 57, 59. It. is jprovidedwith depending ends 74ex!- Vdffezftse.and having a thumb-wheel 79.

tioninggthe f'side-gage toward i and `from thejlne'of .travel of ytheimpressionfroller so".A i f as to position the checkffor instance, fproper position for placing the line .thereof .1 5itofbeprinted inprinting l position.

' 'The side-gage is arranged to be lreversed' as to substantially'double its rangeofv adjustment for accommodating, vfor'insta`nce',-socalled voucher-checks, if the machine .is 1 desired for thisV purpose.The 'niountinglA in dotted lines in Fig. voucher-check is shown inprinting position in Fig. 8.'

Means areprovided for locating the slides 'thef slides. l arel 'providedwith longitudinal recesses', which in the narrower slides are.designatedSl andin the Wider slides are designated 82. The supportingguide-rods and 39,40, extendr through these recesses. .The wider' oftheslides are each supported vonapluralitj7 of guide-rods. v(See Figs. 1,6,712,721, 22 and 23.) i `Springs 83 are located in lthe.recesse'sr82 ofthese slides. One of the bends of-each of thesesprings is rigidly se.jcured 4tothe slide,'as by screws 84 extending into a'lju'g 85 on'saidslide. The free ends of these springsl have locating parts 86 thereonwhicheoact with locating parts 87 on the guide-rods'. TheV locatingparts on vthe springs 4are'shovvn as fingers provided with ate ends ci?Vthe plates havev a jV inclined sides, the locating parts on the rodsshown as coacting notches. When the gers are' seated in the notches,which is'4 readily indicated'to the operator by the lresistance o'eredto movement of the slide,

a printing line is 1n printin position.

But one spring is employe in connection with the narrowerv of theslides, (see .F ig. 14)',

`in which a spring 88 is secured to the slide at one end thereof byscrews 89, the freeend 'ofthe'spring being provided with apositioningpart 90 Whlch coacts with the 'positioning parts 91 on theguide-rod.

101- is a carriage arranged 'to support the impression device, shown asanimpression roller 102, and an inking device, shown as an I inkingroller 103. The carriage comprises a frame 104 having side iecesconnected by a connecting stri 106. he frame is pivoted by bearings .10`on a cross-bar 108 rigidly secured to the tines of a yoke 109, the endsof [114 on cross-pieces 115l of the main frame.'

A rod 116 is' rigid 'with the yoke and has a "handle 11'( Vthereon bymeans of; which the which latterhave bearings about the rod,` Vyoke-andi carriage arerespectivelyr Y fpushed and pulled for moving thecarriageA *lengthwise of the Aprinting lines. The rod 116 slides in abearing 118 on the extension v 2 5 ofthe case. u l

' The impression roller is jornaled loosely `about a shaft121 inthecarriage-frame, antr- -rictionrolls l beingat the outer ends of saidshaft. f

f .The inkinglroller is mounted to rotate ofthe's'ide-'gage forcomparativelytnarrow y about a shaft 123 in the carriage-frame, paper,such as ordinary checks, is shown Y vn'lllinesin Fig. 10, anditsmounting for comparativelyjvvide paper, such' as g voucher# f.

" anti-friction rolls 124 being at the outer ends vided witv peripheralannular projections paper the forms of the letters or type beingimpressed upon the paper.

The inking roller is shown in the form of a peripheral annular inkingpad, which is moved across the face of the printing 'line for `inkingthe same. The inking roller is arranged to coact with a suitableink-applying device, shown as an ink-pad 128.

The tracks 114 are formed with inwardly extending ledges extendingtoward each other, above and under which ledges the axes of theimpression roller and of the inking roller are arranged to ride. Novelmeans are provided for causmg location of said axes above or below saidledges. For

this purpose the lower faces of the ledges are provided at theirrespective ends with upwardinclines 129, 130, (see Fig. 6) which mergeinto comparatively thin extensions 131, 132, of said ledges.

At the ends of the paths of travel of said carriage, the impressionroller and inking roller are'located in the same horizontal planes, incompartments 241, 251, of the extensions 24, 25, that is to say, thecarriage- ,Y

frame 104 is normally in horizontal ,position, being urged into thisposition by means of a spring 135 secured to the cross-bar 108, which isrigid with the yoke, and received in a slot 136 of the connecting strip106, which is rigid with the carriage.

The normal position of this frame is shown in Fig. 19, which it will beassumed is about to be pushed in the direction of the arrow a, on theinking and paper-ejecting trip of the carriage. The anti-friction rolls122 will first strike the extension 132, causing the impression roller102 to be partway depressed and causing the rise of the inking roller103 to be initiated. When the antifriction rolls 122 strike the inclines130, a further depression of the impression roller will take place,causing a further rise of the inking roller, for bringing itsanti-,friction rolls 124 leveel with the top of the track, so that thesevanti-friction rolls 124 will ride upon said track, sothat when thecarriage is pushed across the machine in the direction y l of the arrowa, an inking of the line of type which is in range of the inking rollerwill take place.

The carriage adjacent to the inking'roller is provided with upwardlyextending fingers 138, respectively provided with notches 139, in whichthe edge of the paper 51 is arranged to be received when the notchesreach the left-hand end'of the paper in the travel directions ofmovement being indicated -by of the carriage being pushed in the inkingmovement lengthwise of the printing line, whereby the paper is ejectedfrom the machille between the plates 57, 58, and 59, 60. These lingersextend upwardly into the space G3 between the proximate ends of saidplates. At the end of the paper-ejecting movement of the carriage,theanti-friction rolls 124 pression roller, and when said anti-frictionrolls strike the inclines 129, the anti-friction rolls 122 will beraised to be received on the tops o-f the tracks and will ride upon thetops of the tracks for causing impression by said rollers of the paperagainst the printing lines brought into the path of movement of theimpression roller by the adjustment of the slides hereinbeforedescribed. When the anti-friction rollers 124 reach the ends of theledges of the tracks, the carriage is re turned to normal position bymeans of the spring 135.

In Fig. 18 the carriage is shown near the end of the printing movement,and in Fig. 20 the carriage is shown near the end of the inking andpaper-ejecting movement, Vthe the arrows.

rlhe caps 47 have releasable frictional engagement with the stems 45.The top 23 of the case has frictional engagement with the body of thecase. When the caps 47 have been slipped off the stems, the top isreadily removable.

The line of the hundred dollar column and of the unit and teen thousanddollar column of printing lines respectively have theword 1,10 hundredand thousand, or abbreviation thereof, associated therewith, wherebysequence in the designation of the sum is readily provided. y

My improved apparatus provides a fiat and compact device for the purposeintended, the arrangements of its sums being provided by longitudinalmovements of its slides. Itv requires few movements for the arrangementand printing of a compositeline and exposes the designation of thecomposite line to be printed, prior tothe printing thereof, so

that error may be avoided, the sum being further verified bythe'positions of the indicator finger.

The arrangement of the teens of dollars and teens of thousands ofdollars beyond the normal positions of the units and tens of theprinting, designating and inking surfaces, facilitates the properplacement of the 130 printing linesy in cross relation, yandV ndfurthermore the location against error, I l

46 ofthev slots 46 "for, said of the extensions teens values formseparating devices between' y tionyof al`case ,',a1seres of s1idesthereinipr0f" 1 vided with printing lines', 'a Aprinting means?-k thecents columns and theA dollar; columns less than thousands andbetweenthe' dollar columns less than thousandsv and the dollar columnsgreater than thousands-for addi# tionally insuring against 'error. t .f

Having thus fullyv 4described"niv linYen-f tion, what I claim as new anddesire tofsecure by Letters Patent, is; 1. ,In a printingmeehanism,j1in"combifnation, a series (ii-supports havingprintinglinesat oneside thereof andeo'rresponding designating lines at theopposite sidethere'- of, said supports arranged-side bysifdefand forrelative longitudinal' movementyglldel ways for said support`s`andresilientl` acting means between said. guideways and; sip'- portslocated between saidfprinting lines, and designating lines which;V areon n'said oppositel sides of said supportsgsaid resiliently acting"means acting resiliently in both directions of.;

movement of said supports for causing cross of supports; `i 4 2. In aprintingmechanism, the combinationofa caseprovided withv an exposureriesof supports having printing` slot, a printing means inrsaid case, and aser lines at one side thereof for coaction with said printing means anddesignating lines atr-the opposite side thereof for coaction with saidexposureslot, saidsupports arranged side by side and for relativelongitudinal movement, guideways for said supports, said exposure slotbeing of a VVwidth to expose solelyr a composite designating line'composed of a designating line'vony each of said supportsf'andresilient means between said guideways and supports located between saidprinting lines and designatin lines which are. on` said' opposite sidesoi' said support, said resilient means acting resiliently in bothdirections of movement on said supports forV resiliently positioningsaid last-named designating-lines in registry with said exposure slot."1

3. In a printing mechanism, the'. combination of acase .provided withanexposure-slot, slidesin saidease provided with printing linespresented 'downwardly andv with corresponding designating-lines'present'ed ilp-l wardly, an indicating means comprising;a` pair`of partsfone' of which consistszof indicating lines and theother-of'wlricliI consists ofindicating nger's, one of; said partshaving connecpipn with said slidesfor movement thereof, an. impressingdevice, ineans' for causingV relative cross-movementkbe'tween said 1mressing device and said slides, and

said sli es arranged Vfor relative longitudinal. movement .'*orpresenting selective ones of ysaid printing linesn cross-,line coactionwith said vimpressing device,- corresponding selecwcorrespondinglines insaid alinement' of the printingjlines on said seriesi lfcausingyselective coaction of said impress- 'means and inking means with saidprinting lines, and means -for causing cross` movement between saidrockable frame and I' tivi @is fisaid ting-mangia' try'with'saidexplffslfitim arde is 4;. In aprinting mechanismgltljiejfcombiia'.lforsaid-f slides, guide-rods onqwhichsaid slides 'lengthwisefof ingsprings. secured to said f slides, said slides slide,I and means foritiogsaid* said gui rods compris- S springs and'gude-rods provided withcoact- '111g ".selectivelynn prmtingposition, andymean's yfor causingcross-movement' between said `vprinting means and saidseriesof kslidesforye'ectingf the'printing.

5. In a print'ng mechanism, the combina- J tion ofV a series of lidesprovided with printlines and movable relativelylongitudilyfoncross-lining selective ones ofsaid printinglinesinprinting position, a printg'means'comprising a rockableframe'provided Vwith van impressing means coaeting withsaidfprintinglines and with an inling anca-ns coactingv with said-p'rinting'- lines,

means foi* rocking saidV rockable-rame for an impressing roller and aninking roller',

and tracks extending crosswise means Jfor causingcross-movement betweensaid` rockable frame and said slides,and a track having directing facesfor coacting means' for locating said printing lines" Y of said slides,

with saidv rockableframe' for causing .the

mounting of the axes Vof said respective yroll'- ers vrelatively to saidtraekforf coaction with ysaid printing lines in printing positionrespectively during oppositeones ofvvsaid crossmovements.

' 7. In a printing mechanism, the combina- -tion of supports providedwith printing lines, said supports sition, printing and mking means, atrack forsaid printing and inking means, means for causingcross-movement between said 'printing and inking means and saidsupport's, andV means for causing coaction of arranged forrelativelongitudinal movement .for selective crossv lining ofsaidprinting'lines in printing poi'ie said printing and inking meanswith oppo i site sides of said track during reverse move- 'means' andsaid supports. e v n 8. Ina printmg mechanism, the combinafiongofsupports provided with printing ments between said printingrand inkingAjlines, said supports arranged for relative 13o.

,- upwardly,

longitudinal movement for selecti-ve crosslining of said printing linesin printing position, and a printing and inking means comprising arockable frame, an impressing roller and an inking roller on saidrockable frame, means for causing cross-movementbetween said rockableframe and said firstnamed supports, a track, and coacting means forrocking said rockable frame for presenting the axes of rotation of saidimpressing roller and inking roller alternately at opposite sides ofsaid track, anda spring for normally retraeting said' rockable framefrom, rocked position.

' 9. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case, slides in saidcase provided with printing lines presented downwardly, a printingmeans, below said slides, said slides lari'anged for relativelongitudinal movement causing cross-registry of selective ones of said.printing lines position, paper-receiving means locating the paper to beprinted between said slides and printing means, and means for causingrelative cross-line movement between said printing means and said slidesin a direction substantially parallel to the plane of said slides. 10.In a printing mechanism, the Acombination of a case provided with anexposureslot, slides in said case provided with printing .linespresented downwardly andwith corresponding designating lines presentedtively movable longitudinally for causing cross-.registry of selectiveprinting and designating lines on Said slides in positions coactingrespectively with said printing means and said exposure-slot, and meansfor causing cross-movement between said printing means and said slides'in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of said slides foreffecting the printing.

11. In a printing mechanism,'the combif nation of an inclosing case,slides therein provided with printing lines at one side thereof, saidslides supported for relativev longitudinal movement for causingcrossregistry of selective ones of said printing lines, a printing meanscoacting with said printing lines, and means for-causing cross--movernent between said printing means and said slides in a directionsubstantially parallel to the plane of said slides for effecting theprinting. n

12. In a printing mechanism the combination of an inolosing case, slidestherein provided with printing lines at one side thereof, said slidessupported for relative right line movement for causing cross-registry ofselec'- tive ones of said printinglines, a carriage movable crosswiseof-said slides. impressing means and inking means on said carriage,means causing coaction between said impressing means and said selectiveones of said printing lines during movement of said carin printing' aprinting means, said slides relariage in one direction, and meanscausing coaction between said inking means and said selective ones ofsaid printing lines during movement of said carriage in the oppositedirection.

13. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case provided with anexposureslot, slides in said case provided with printing lines presenteddownwardly and with corresponding designating lines presented upwardly,an indicating means comprising a pair of parts one of which consists ofindicating lines and the other of which consists of indicating fingers,one of said parts having connection with said slides for movementtherewith, and an impressing device movable crosswise'of said slides,and said slides arranged for relative longitudinal right-line movementfor presenting selective ones ot' said printing lines in cross-linecoaction with said impressing device, corresponding selective ones ofsaid designating lines in registry with said exposure-,slot and fordenoting corresponding lilies in said. indicating means.

14. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case provided with aremovable top having an exposure-slot, slides in said case provided withprinting lines presented downwardly and with designating lines'presented upwardly, said slides arranged for relative longitudinalmovement, said 'top provided with slots in line with the lines of saidmovement, means above said to-p having connection with said slides formoving the saine, and 1 indicating gages extending lengthwise of saidlast-named slots with which said last-named means coaet, said last-namedmeans extending across the walls of said last-named slots and beingremovable, whereby said top is removable -for exposure of said slides.'Y

15. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case, a series ofslides therein provided with printing lines, a printing meaii-s movableAcrosswise of said slides, guide-rods on which said slides slide, andmeans for positioning said slides lengthwise of said guide-rodscomprising springs secured to said slides. said springs and `aiiide-,said slide slides, and a spring secured to said slide and providedwithi a positioning pai-t, said guide-rod provided with coactingpositioning parts, whereby said slide is positioned on said rod forselective location of said printing lines in the path of said impressingdevice.

17. Ina printing mechanism, the 'combination of a case. provided with atop havingan" exposure-slot, slides in said case provided Vwithdownwardly presented printing lines and upwardly presented correspondingdesignating lines, an impressing means movable crosswise ofv said slidesbelow said slides,

'said slides arranged for selective longitudinal movement for locatingselectiveY ones ofsaid printing lines in the path of said impressingmeans and corresponding selective ones of said designating lines inregistry with said exposure-slot, and means for moving said A,slidesextending throughsaid top, and said top provided with slots at rightangles to said exposure-slot at both sides of said exposure-slot inwhich said lmeans -for moving said slides travel.

18. In a printing mechanism, the combinationof a case provided with anextension at each sidethereof, slides in said case ar-A ranged forrelative longitudinal movement in said case, and impressing and inkingmeans movable crosswise of said slides across said case and iri'saidextensions.

19. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case provided with aside-extension below the top of said case, slides `procase, slidesprovided with printing linesv presented downwardly mounted for relativelengthwise movement in said case above the levelof said extension, animpressing and inking means mounted for movement crossf wise of saidslides in said case and in said extension below the level of saidslides, and paper receiving means between said slides and saidimpressing and indicating means.

21.' In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case provided withside-extensions, slides provided with downwardly presented printinglines arranged for relative longitudinal movement in said case, printingmeans comprising a rockable carriage n and tracks below said slidesextending crosswise of said slides, said tracks interruptedapproximately at said extensions, and means for rocking said carriagearranged whereby said carriage is in normal positicnwhen in.

said extensions and in rocked position when traveling between saidextensions,

22. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a series of slidesprovided with printing lines and movaple relatively longitudinally forcross-lining selective ones of said printing-lines in printing position,

a printing means comprising a rockable car- `ing of riage provided withan impressing means coacting with said printing linesand with an Sinkingmeans coacting with said printing lines, and meansfor rocking saidcarriage forcausing selective coaction of said impressing means and saidinking vmeans with .said printing lines.

23. In a rinting mechanism, the combination of slides provided withdownwardly presented printing lines, said slides arranged for relativelongitudinal movement for causing selective arrangement of said printinglines in printing position, printing means comprising a rockable'carriage movable crosswise of said slides and comprising an impressingroller and an inking roller, and tracks for said carriage, said ltracksprovided with downwardly facing inclines at the respective ends thereofcoacting with said carriage for rocking the same and causingselectivecoaction between said impressing roller and said inking roller with saidprinting lines in printing position.

In a printing mechanism, the combination of slides having downwardlypresented printing lines and arranged for relative longitudinal movementfor vselective.

cross-lining of said printing lines in printing position, 4and printingmeans comprising a rockable carriage having an impressing roller at oneend thereof and an' in lnng roller 4at the other end thereof, and trackson which said carriage moves extending crosswise of said slides, saidtracks at the respective ends thereof having downwardly presenteddirecting faces for directing that roller of said carriage which is inadvance in either direction of movement of said carriage downwardly andcausing the mountn ing of the axis of the following roller .above saidtracks for coaction with said printing lines in printing position.

2.5. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a case provided withside-extensions, slides having downwardly presented printing linesandarranged forrelative longitudinal movement for selective cross-linpsaid printing lines in printing position, and printing means comprisinga rockable carriage having an impressing roller at one end thereof andan inking roller at the other end thereof, and tracks on which saidcarriage moves extending crosswise of said slides, said tracks at therespective ends'- thereof having downwardly presented directing facesfor directing that roller of said carriage which is in advance in eitherdirection of movement of .said carriage downwardly and causing themounting of the axis of the following roller above said tracks forcoaction with said printing lines in printing position, and saidcarriage received in said side-extensions at the ends of its movements.v I n 2G. In a printing mechanism, the combiiso lines,

nation of movable supportsv provided with downwardly presented printinglines, said supports movable longitudinally. for selective cross-linepositioning of said printing a printing carriage movable crosswise ofsaid supports, and paper-receiving means located between the `planes ofsaid supports and carriage, said carriage provided withpaper-co-ntacting means arranged to contact the edge of the paper forcausing ejecting of said paper from said paper-receiving means uponcrosswise movement of said carriage.

27. In a printing mechanism, the combination of supports provided withdownwardly presented printing lines, said supports arranged for relativelongitudinal movement for causing selective cross-line arrangements ofsaid printing lines, a rockable carriage arranged for movement crosswiseof said supports having an impressing means at one end thereof, aninking means at the other end thereof, and paper-contacting meanswhereby to contact the edge of the paper for causing its ejection.

28. vIn a printing' mechanism, the combination of supports provided withdown# wardly presented printing lines, lsaid supports arranged forrelative longitudinal movement for selective cross-lining of saidprinting lines in printing position, and ar printingv and inking meanscomprising a rockable carriage, means for-moving said carriage crosswiseof said supports, andJ tracks on which said carriage is mounted, andcoacting means betweensaid tracks and carriage whereby said carriage isrocked for presenting the axes of said impressing roller and inkingroller alternately above and benation of low said tracks.

29. In a printing mechanism, the combisupports provided with Adownwardlypresented printing lines, said supports arranged for relativelongitudinal Amovement for selective cross-lining of said printing linesin printing position, and a printing and inking means comprlsing arockable carriage, an impressing roller and anA inking roller on saidcarriage, mea-ns for moving said carriage crosswise of said supports,and tracks on which said carriage isy mounted, coacting means betweensaid tracks and carriage wherebysaid carriage is rocked for presentingthe axes of said imi' pressing roller and/inking roller alternatelyabove'and below said tracks, and a spring for normally retracting saidcarriage from rocked position.

30. In a printing mechanism, the combination ofwsupports provided withdownwardly presented printing lines, said supports arranged for relativelongitudinal movement for selective Vcross-lining of said l printinglines in printing position, and a.

printing and inking means comprising a rockable carrlage and means formoving said carriage crosswise of said supports, an impressing rollerand an inking roller, tracks on which said carriage is mounted havinglateral ledges which guide said rollers, and coacting means between saidlateral ledges and carriage whereby lsaid carriage is rocked forpresenting the axes of said impressing rollerandinking rolleralternately above and below saidledges, and a spring for normallyretracting said carriage from rocking position.

31. In a printing mechanism, the combination of supports provided withdownwardly presented printing lines, said supf ports arranged forrelative longitudinal movement for selective cross-lining of saidprinting lines in printing position, and a printing and inking meanscomprising a rockable carriage, an impressing roller and an inkingroller on said carriage, means for moving said carriage crosswise ofsaid supports, tracks on which said carriage is Amounted, coacting meansbetween said tracks and carriage whereby said carriage is rockedfor'presenting the axes of said impressing roller and. inking roller'alternately above and below said tracks, and an inking pad at one endof the path of travel of said carriage for coaction with said inkingroller.

32. In a printing mechanism, the combi-l the opposite direction forcoacting with said stationarily positioned coacting means forsubstantially doubling its range of adjustment between said plates.

33. In a. printing mechanism, the combination of a case' provided withside-extensions below the top of said case, slides provided withdownwardly presented printing lines arranged for relative longitudinalmovement in said case above the planes of said extensions, vprintingmeans comprising a carriage and tracks below said slides eX,- tendingcrosswise of said slides,v paper-receiving means between said slides andtracks, said'side-extensions provided with tops, and an end-gage for thepaper adjustable on one of said last-named tops andthe other of saidlast-named tops serving as a paper-support.

34; In a printing mechanismthe combination of movable supports providedwith downwardly presented printing lines, said supports movablelongitudinally for selective cross-linepositioning of said printinglines, a printing carriage movable crosswise of said supports, andpaper-receiving plates `located between the planes of said supports andcarriage having an interruption therein in line with the path ofmovement of said carriage, said carriage provided with papercontactingmeans arranged to contact the paper through said interruption.

35. In a printing mechanism, the combination of movable supportsprovided with printing lines arranged to be brought into selectivecross-line arrangement by adjustment of said supports, said printinglines provided with projections and depressions extending in lineslengthwise of said printing lines, an impressing roller provided withperipheral depressions and projections arranged to coact with saidfirst-named projections and depressions, and means for causingcross-movement between said impressing roller and said movable supportsfor causing coaction between said depressions and projectionsrespectively on said printing lines and said impressingroller.

36. In a printing mechanism, the combination of movable supportsrespectively'provided with printing lines arranged to be brought intoselective cross-line arrangement by adjustment. of said supports, saidprinting lines provlded with projections and depressions extending inlines lengthwise of said printing lines, and an impressing rollerprovided w1th peripheral depressions and projections arranged to coactwith said firstnamed projections and depressions, and means for movingsaid roller lengthwise of said printing lines.

37. In a printing mechanism, the combination of lengthwise movablesupports, an impressing roller provided with peripheral depressions andprojections extending in lines about said roller, means for moving saidroller in a path crosswise of said movable supports, said movablesupports respectively provided with printing lines arranged to bebrought into selective cross-line arrangement at said path of saidroller, said printing lines provided with projections and depressionsextending in lines lengthwise of said printing lines and arranged tocoact with said first-named depressions and projections for action onthe paper being printed.

In testimonyl whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR W. MUELLER.

Witnesses COLEMAN AVERY, THERESA M. SILBER.

Iv`t.4 is hereby certified that in Lettere Patent No. 1,218,105, grantedMarch 6, i917, upon -the appliceton of Arthur W. Mueller, of Cincinnati,Ohio, for an improvement in Printing Mechanisms, errors appear i11 theprinted speeifioation requiring correction as follows: Isage 2, line 74,for the word slidably reed` sliable; page 6, line 18, claim 9, strikeout the words below said slides", and that the Said Letters Petentshould he reed with these corrections therein that the seme may miem ome mme of the me in the mncofeca.

sighed and sealed im; ad day f April, A. D., 1917. V

- [Br-'ALI F. W. H. CLAY,

' Uo'mmiuioner afPatmts.

